Where does “rikkinäinen” come from?

rikkinäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rikki, from Finnish rikkoa, from Proto-Finnic rikkodak — to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage.

rikkinäinen (Finnish): broken fragmented, in separate pieces

Definitions

  1. broken fragmented, in separate pieces

Ancestry of “rikkinäinen”, step by step

rikkinäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikkisulfur, sulphur; broken
2Finnishrikkoato break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
3Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage

via Finnish nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife

Words derived from “rikkinäinen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic rikkodak →Every word from Finnish rikkoa →Every word from Finnish rikki →